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"Mr President, I would like to concentrate on research and the creation of the European research area, both through the framework programme and through coordination of national policies. A 3% target for investment in research was set in Barcelona, but it is beginning to look like my New Year's resolution – to eat less and take more exercise – in that it has not been kept and really needs a bit more effort!
I attended an interesting benchmarking conference in Greece on research and technology. Let me tell you about some of the areas where people looked in detail at the performance of different Member States. Regarding women in science for example, countries like Spain, Portugal and Italy are turning out excellent women scientists and engineers, but other countries are doing very badly. When it comes to persuading young people to enter science and engineering, Nordic countries are doing well, as they do in a lot of categories. Others are doing poorly. This is a crisis across Europe.
In terms of linking research with regional policy, again Finland is doing well, and Ireland exceptionally well but other countries are not. Representing Cambridge, I am pleased that some prestigious Cambridge institutions are now looking to South Yorkshire as a suitable location for research infrastructure. Some countries do well in clustering. The more we do of this comparison and the more we learn the lessons of the comparison, the more likely we are to keep our New Year's resolution. I will try harder on mine if Member States try harder on theirs!"@en1
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